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A big deal in the beer business: how Clifford Chance helped it happen
Hannah Langworth explains the role global law firm Clifford Chance played on SABMiller's acquisition of Australian brewer Foster's
A junior lawyer on a jumbo aviation deal at Clifford Chance
A newly-qualified Clifford Chance associate on their role on the largest-ever sale in the aircraft leasing industry
A winning team: Hogan Lovells and the BPA
How this global law firm assists the renowned sporting organisation
A world of litigation at Jones Day
A London-based Jones Day litigation partner talks about the global scale of his work
Asset finance law
Asset finance often involves the sale or leasing or aircraft, ships or railways
Banking and finance law
Find out about this important part of a commercial law firm, with the the help of a Dentons banking partner
Building deals as a real estate lawyer
A partner at global law firm Mayer Brown on what it's like to work on deals involving some of London's most iconic buildings
Capital markets law
Capital markets lawyers help clients raise money through the financial markets
City law: a global business
Finbarr Bermingham finds out about some of Norton Rose Fulbright's exciting overseas work from a senior member of the team
Construction and engineering law
We describe the work done by these lawyers and hear from an associate working in this area at a large commercial law firm.
Corporate law
Corporate lawyers help clients with the legal structure of their business and transactions they undertake
Fraud law
We explain the key facts about this specialist area of litigation and hear from an associate at a leading law firm about her experiences.
How top City law firm Slaughter and May got a client out of a jam
The difference lawyers made to one of the UK's biggest food companies
Intellectual property (IP) law
IP lawyers ensure that legal rights over trademarks, patents and other IP assets are correctly registered and protected
Lawyers and microfinance
Clifford Chance lawyers on what microfinance is, why it matters and getting involved as a junior lawyer
Litigating circumstances
Finbarr Bermingham explores this fast-paced area of the law, with the help of employees at three different stages of their careers at Mayer Brown
Litigation and dispute resolution law
Commercial litigation and dispute resolution lawyers advise business clients on resolving and avoiding conflicts
Meet a partner and a trainee in construction and engineering
Mayer Brown's Chris Fellowes tells Hannah Langworth about their work at this global firm
Pants to Poverty: a briefing on an innovative pro bono project
A Hogan Lovells partner explains how his team helped a social enterprise
Pro bono at Slaughter and May: a charity deal
Associate Sarah Peazer explains what pro bono is and how she and her colleagues provided valuable legal advice to an organisation for carers
Pro bono at Slaughter and May: charity, community and building your skills
Kate Hursthouse, Community Affairs Manager at Slaughter and May, on the firm's pro bono work
Pro bono at a large commercial law firm
A quick explanation of the term and some examples of the kinds of charity and community activities it involves in practice
Smaller law practice areas
Find out about real estate law, employment law, EU law, and tax law at commercial law firms
Toy story: how Mayer Brown lawyers from across the firm worked together on the acquisition of Hamleys
Mayer Brown lawyers from a range of teams helped their client purchase this much-loved retailer
What is project finance and how are lawyers involved?
Mayer Brown lawyers on their roles on a big international deal
Working in litigation and dispute resolution at Mayer Brown
A partner and a trainee talk about this global law firm's market-leading litigation and dispute resolution practice

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